Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-31
Cameron III. King.

The Gazette in it's issue of the 13t
 inst. takes us to task for having dare
 to mention the fact that ConmissiOne
 of Immigration. Cameron H. King use
 6 large sum of money during the frs
 three months of his administration Il
 the ofhce ot commissioner of immigrs
 tion of AriZone, and after denying m d
 indignant manner that King had uset
 the amount mentioned, 1t tones dow
 and in an spOlogstical way. says tha
 There Is nothing wrong in Commission
 CT King expending the whole of on,
 years appropriation for travelling ex !, psases, m three months" There may
 not be anything wrong in it, but it looks
 mighty queer to a man up tree, espe-
 cislly when 1t IS known that King vss
 svsyinot more,than three timasIfrom Phe-
 nix during the time that 1t took him to
 expend the whole years appropriation of
 $500 made by law, for the travelling eI-
 penses of the commissioner of immigrs- sion, and in every one of those instances be went to attend private business be- fore the courts of Cochise and Graham counties, and no doub bt at those times be travelled oD passes. Nevertheless. we have the statement of the territorial auditor for our authority thst King used up and expended the sum of money as commissioner of immigration which We stated in our issue of the 10th inst, and herewith We append 6 list of some of the warrants issued by the ter ritorial auditor upon Kings sworn de. mands against the territory, as commis- sioner of immigration for the quarter ending June 3Oth, 1887.
 April g, No. 1l5. to E. H. Hitler. for sal = June 50, No. 1cs. to k. H. Hiler. for sal
 ary or C. N. king------ .---..-.--------.- IO VO .s5n Il April 2T, No. iI7, to E. H Hillsr for tray
 cling expenses sf q. H King .....--... 7j 20 May IL, No. l5s, to C. H. Kirg for travel o. Juns2s. No. i7s. to c. H. King for travel
 ms expenses ------------ SoA Vu Total 10 May IT, No. IsS, to c. II. King for. rent and = May 3, No. iss, to c. F. King for Ts0t.. F O Total s2s8 s5 June sO No. is2, to 0 H. KIns Tor phau-
 phAets uo
 That the above sums of money were paid to King and DIS sssignees by the there can be no doubt, for the to cover it were drawn and is sued by the territorial auditor, and none of them have ever been returned either by King or his sssignees, unless to the treasurer for payment of the same.
 Er- Commissioner of Immigration Hsmilton's term of office expired about March 20th, 1887, when King qualified ss his successor, and assumed the dutIes of the office about April 20th, 1887. It is pertinent to inquire how it was that in lees than one month King managed to expend for rent and incidentals S257.5z, ss is shown by wsrrnt No. 159 to have been expended. The office which be oc- cupied as attorney y-stlsv and oOmmis- sioner of immigration even if he paid he full rental from territorial funds. would hardly exceed sl5. This is suffi- ,ient for the present-to show the char aoter of the commissioner Arizona has | To show it's resources, and invite immi- l grafton within its confines.
 Governor Zulick owes it to himself to | remove the "Col." from the office be | 1isgraces and substitute a more honest | and competent person.
 We know very well that by the trick cry of King SC one of the Code commis- sioners, the statute giving the governor power 10 remove failhless public officials | vas left ont in the Territorial Govern nent Bill" but it is a maxim, time and 'gsin conceded by Congress. that the power of removal is incident to the DOW IT of appointment, and further when inder congressional law, the governor 8 charged with seeing the laws faith ully executed, he is invested with the power 10 remove any official who fsils 70 comply with the law and uses his po- 'ition without regard for the public ser Iice, but solely to advance his selfish purposes Governor Zulick should re- move this msn King, and fill his place EIth some more competent and reputs- ,le citizeD.-Tempe News.